[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 113 (Monday, June 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4129-S4130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2791. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kelly, and 
Mr. Padilla) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill 
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. 
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 40005 and insert the following:

     SEC. 40005. NASA PROGRAMS, MISSIONS, AND FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 203 of title 51, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 20306. Special appropriations for NASA programs, 
       missions, and facilities

       ``(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administration for 
     fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $9,995,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2032, to use as follows:
       ``(1) $500,000,000 for the Mars Sample Return Mission, as 
     described in section 432(3)(C) of the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 
     (51 U.S.C. 20302 note; Public Law 115-10), with not less than 
     $200,000,000 to be obligated not later than fiscal year 2026.
       ``(2) $2,100,000,000 to meet the requirements of section 
     20302(a) using the program of record known, as of the date of 
     the enactment of this section, as `Gateway', and as described 
     in section 10811(b)(2)(B)(iv) of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022 (51 U.S.C. 
     20302 note; Public Law 117-167), of which not less than 
     $650,000,000 shall be obligated for each of fiscal years 
     2026, 2027, and 2028.
       ``(3) $4,100,000,000 for expenses related to meeting the 
     requirements of section 10812 of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022 (51 U.S.C. 
     20301; Public Law 117-167) for the procurement, 
     transportation, integration, operation, and other necessary 
     expenses of the Space Launch System for Artemis Missions IV 
     and V, of which not less than $1,025,000,000 shall be 
     obligated for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 
     2029.
       ``(4) $20,000,000 for expenses related to the continued 
     procurement of the multi-purpose crew vehicle described in 
     section 303 of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323), 
     known as the `Orion', for use with the Space Launch System on 
     the Artemis IV Mission and reuse in subsequent Artemis 
     Missions, of which not less than $20,000,000 shall be 
     obligated not later than fiscal year 2026.
       ``(5) $1,250,000,000 for expenses related to the operation 
     of the International Space Station and for the purpose of 
     meeting the requirement under section 503(a) of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
     2010 (42 U.S.C. 18353(a)), of which not less than 
     $250,000,000 shall be obligated for such expenses for each of 
     fiscal years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
       ``(6) $325,000,000 to fulfill contract number 80JSC024CA002 
     issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     on June 26, 2024.
       ``(7) $210,000,000 for the Earth Science Division of the 
     Science Mission Directorate, which shall be obligated not 
     later than fiscal year 2026 as follows:
       ``(A) $33,700,000 shall be obligated for the development, 
     operation, and other necessary expenses for the Atmosphere 
     Observing System (AOS) - Sky mission.
       ``(B) $123,000,000 shall be obligated for the development, 
     operation, and other necessary expenses for the Surface 
     Biology Geology mission.
       ``(C) $16,200,000 shall be obligated for the continued 
     operation and other necessary expenses for the Aqua mission.
       ``(D) $16,100,000 shall be obligated for the continued 
     operation and other necessary expenses for the Terra mission.
       ``(E) $21,000,000 shall be obligated for Earth Science 
     Research and Analysis activities.
       ``(8) $289,500,000 for the Planetary Science Division of 
     the Science Mission Directorate, which shall be obligated not 
     later than fiscal year 2026 as follows:
       ``(A) $24,000,000 shall be obligated for the continued 
     operation and other necessary expenses of the Mars Atmosphere 
     and Volatile EvolutioN mission.
       ``(B) $8,100,000 shall be obligated for the continued 
     operation and other necessary expenses of the Juno mission.
       ``(C) $116,400,000 shall be obligated for the development 
     and other necessary expenses of the Deep Atmosphere Venus 
     Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging mission.
       ``(D) $104,900,000 shall be obligated for the development 
     and other necessary expenses of the Venus Emissivity, Radio 
     Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy mission.
       ``(E) $36,100,000 shall be obligated for Planetary Science 
     Research and Analysis activities.
       ``(9) $106,500,000 for the Astrophysics Division of the 
     Science Mission Directorate, which shall be obligated not 
     later than fiscal year 2026 as follows:
       ``(A) $50,000,000 shall be obligated for the continued 
     operation and other necessary expenses of the Science 
     Activation program.
       ``(B) $50,000,000 shall be obligated for the continued 
     operation and other necessary expenses of the Balloon Project 
     program.
       ``(C) $6,500,000 shall be obligated for Astrophysics 
     Science Research and Analysis activities.
       ``(10) $7,000,000 for the Heliophysics Division of the 
     Science Mission Directorate, which shall be obligated not 
     later than fiscal year 2026 for Heliophysics Science Research 
     and Analysis activities.
       ``(11) $27,700,000 for the Space Technology Mission 
     Directorate, which shall be obligated not later than fiscal 
     year 2026 as follows:
       ``(A) $17,500,000 shall be obligated for the continued 
     development and other necessary expenses for the Nuclear 
     Electric Propulsion program.
       ``(B) $10,200,000 shall be obligated for awards under Small 
     Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business 
     Technology Program, as described in section 9 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
       ``(12) $65,000,000 for the Aeronautics Research Mission 
     Directorate, which shall be obligated not later than fiscal 
     year 2026 for the continued development and other necessary 
     expenses of the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration 
     (EPFD) project.
       ``(13) $950,000,000, of which $750,000,000 shall be 
     obligated not later than fiscal year 2026, for construction, 
     revitalization, recapitalization, or other infrastructure 
     projects and improvements at all 10 field centers of the 
     Administration, including their supporting facilities and the 
     Jet Propulsion Laboratory Federally funded research and 
     development center. The allocation of appropriated funds 
     among centers shall be consistent with the

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     National Aeronautics and Space Administration Real Property 
     Capital Plan for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, dated June 
     4, 2025.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     203 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``20306. NASA programs, missions, and facilities.''.
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